Along with fruit-based alcohol, Egyptians flavored the drink with pine nuts, honey, and sesame seeds, while the addition of ...

(X/@egyptomuseum) The mug's top features the head of Bes – an ancient Egyptian god worshipped by many couples for fertility and childbirth. Scientists took a sample of tiny particles inside the mug ...

In an archaeological first, scientists have scraped the organic residue within a 2,000-year-old head-shaped drinking vessel, ...

Several tombs in the necropolises of Egypt depict figures dancing across the walls and playing instruments. But when ...

An analysis of ancient residues left on a vase depicting the Egyptian deity Bes reveals it may have been used to reenact a ...

An ancient Egyptian mug revealed it once held a potent mix of psychedelics, alcohol, and medicinal plants aimed at specific ...

A team of researchers from the University of South Florida has discovered the first-ever physical evidence that ancient ...

Researchers analyzed chemical traces inside a 2,200-year-old ceramic drinking mug from Egypt, which depicted the head of Bes, ...

Hallucinogens were found in an ancient Egyptian mug, confirming their use in fertility rituals linked to the god Bes. A ...

A University of South Florida professor found the first-ever physical evidence of hallucinogens in an Egyptian mug, ...

A study recently published in the journal Scientific Reports presents an analysis of a 2,000-year-old Egyptian vase decorated ...

Researchers found psychotropic substances, alcohol, and saliva in a vessel shaped like Bes, an Egyptian god of childbirth and ...